Stephanie Hartman, LMHC

Stephanie Hartman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship strain. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, career transitions, and the everyday effects of ADHD and trauma.

Her work is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical skills for managing thoughts and everyday habits, improving communication, and building self-esteem. Stephanie uses clear tools people can try between meetings to make small changes that add up.

She draws on client-centered care and evidence-informed methods to shape sessions around each person’s goals. That means listening first, then selecting strategies that fit the problem at hand. Techniques often target unhelpful thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and everyday routines that get in the way of feeling steady.

With ten years of experience, Stephanie has supported people through addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, family issues, and major life changes. Her practice emphasizes compassion and practical steps rather than long lectures. The aim is to help people leave sessions with something to practice.

Clients often work on clearer communication, healthier coping skills, and increased self-compassion. Stephanie frames progress as steady effort and small wins. To begin, she helps each person set realistic, measurable goals and adjusts the plan as needed.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Stephanie commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people find their own solutions; it is useful for building self-esteem and clarifying goals. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, stress, and managing everyday habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to choose techniques based on their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That collaborative planning can shift over time as progress is made and priorities change.

For practical online work, confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use between-session practice directly in their own routines, so skills are tested in real situations rather than only in the therapy room.